PhD in Physics (1997 - 2001)

    ``Concept of local polaritons and optical properties of mixed crystals and quantum heterostructures"

    Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY

MS in Physics/Engineering, summa cum laude (1995 - 1997)

    ``Study of multicomponent systems in the framework of renormalization group equation"

    Donetsk State University, Donetsk, Ukraine

BS in Physics (1992 - 1995)

    ``Application of Kadanoff-Baym kinetic equations to calculation of electro-conductivity of disordered systems"

    Donetsk State University, Donetsk, Ukraine

My research interests include the areas of mesoscopic phenenomena in light propagation and photonics:

• Wave propagation in random, partially, or fully ordered media

• Random lasers

• Electromagnetic scattering and localization phenomena

• Imperfect (disordered) photonic structures, photonic micro-resonators 
   
  

National Science Foundation: "Mesoscopic Transport and Localization in Active Random Media" 2007-2010

Member of American Physical Society
Member of Optical Society of America

Referee    Physical Review Letters;    Applied Physics Letters;   Optics Express;

Physical Review A,B,E; Applied Optics; Journal of Optical Society of America B;

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics; Journal of Applied Physics; Optics Letters.

Organizer    Condensed Matter Seminars at Northwestern University

Presider    Frontiers in Optics conference
 

• Developed a theory of localized polaritons in mixed polar crystals

• Explained the experimentally observed optical properties of mixed polar crystals in the vicinity of the restrahlen band

• Demonstrated resonant enhancement of electromagnetic field in periodic Bragg Multiple Quantum Well (MQW) hetero-structures with defects

• Based on concept of resonant tunneling EM waves, explained optical spectra of periodic Bragg MQW structures with defects

• Explained dynamic nonlinear effect in random lasers

• Identified the origin of random laser modes in disordered photonic structures.
  

• Predicted partially ordered random laser with ultra-low lasing threshold, that was later verified in an experiment

• Developed a new numerical method for studying mesoscopic fluctuations

• Discovered enhancement of mesoscopic fluctuations in random media with gain

• Designed the first UV photonic crystal laser operating on unintentionally introduced defect modes

• Explained high photonic-band lasing in ZnO inverted opal

• Investigated uaser (Ultrasound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation), an ultrasonic analogue of a laser

• Designed one-dimensional photonic lattice to be used for slow-light applications in experiment

• Explained the origin of exponential confinement of lasing modes weakly scattering random medium

1. Three-dimensional semiconductor patterning,
   M. F. Bertino, R. R. Gadipalli, L. A. Martin, L. Rich, G. Story, A. Yamilov, B. Heckman, N. Leventis and S.Guha, Physical Chemistry (submitted).
2. Relation between channel and spatial mesoscopic correlations in volume-disordered waveguides,
   A. Yamilov, Phys. Rev. B 78, 045104 (2008)
3. Slow-light effect in dual-periodic photonic lattice,
   A. Yamilov, M. R. Herrera and M. F. Bertino, Journal of Optical Society of America B 25, 599-608 (2008).
4. Entrainment and stimulated emission of auto-oscillators in an acoustic cavity,
   R. L. Weaver, O. I Lobkis, and A. Yamilov,  J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 122, 3409-18 (2007).
5. Effect of local pumping on random laser modes,
   X. Wu, J. Andreasen, H. Cao, and A. Yamilov, Journal of Optical Society of America B 24, A26 (2007).
6. Quantum dots by ultraviolet and X-ray lithography,
   M. F. Bertino, R. R. Gadipalli, L. A. Martin, L. E. Rich, A. Yamilov, B. R. Heckman, N. Leventis, S. Guha, J. Katsoudas, R. Divan and D. C. Mancini, Nanotechnology 18, 315603 (2007).
7. Disorder-immune coupled resonator optical waveguide,
   A. Yamilov and M. Bertino, Optics Letters 32, 283-285 (2007).
8. Effect of amplification on conductance distribution of a disordered waveguide
   A. Yamilov, and H. Cao, Physical Review E 74, 056609 (2006).
9. Ultrasonic analog for random laser,
   R. Weaver, O. Lobkis, and A. Yamilov, physics/0509215;
   An ultrasonic analog for a laser, R. Weaver, O. Lobkis, and A. Yamilov, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119, 3413 (2006).
10. UASER: Ultrasound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (invited)
    A. Yamilov, R. Weaver, and O. Lobkis, Photonic Spectra pp. 90-94 (August 2006).
11.  Lasing with coherent feedback in weakly scattering media
    X. Wu, W. Fang, A. Yamilov, A. Chabanov, A. A. Asatryan,  L. C. Botten, and H. Cao, Physical Review A 74, 053812 (2006).
12.  Ultraviolet lasing in high-order bands of three-dimensional ZnO photonic crystals
    M. Scharrer, A. Yamilov, X. Wu, H. Cao, and R. P. H. Chang, Applied Physics Letters 88, 201103 (2006).
13. ZnO photonic crystal lasers
    X. Wu, A. Yamilov, X. Liu, S. Li, V. P. Dravid, R. P. H. Chang, and H. Cao , Proc. SPIE 6122, 612205 (2006).
14. Laser resonators formed by two nanoparticles
    X. Wu, W. Fang, A. Yamilov, A. Chabanov, and H. Cao, Proc. SPIE 6101, 61010M (2006).
15. Self-optimization of optical confinement in ultra-violet photonic crystal slab laser
    A. Yamilov, X. Wu, X. Liu, R. P. H. Chang, and H. Cao, Physical Review Letters 96, 083905 (2006).
16. Photonic band structure of ZnO photonic crystal slab laser
    A. Yamilov, X. Wu, and H. Cao, Journal of Applied Physics 98, 103102 (2005).
17. Absorption-induced confinement of lasing modes in diffusive random medium
    A. Yamilov, X. Wu, H. Cao, and A. L. Burin, Optics Letters 30, 2430 (2005).
18. Interplay between amplification and absorption in diffusive random lasers
    H. Cao, A. Yamilov, A. L. Burin, and X. Wu, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5924, 59240A (2005) .
19. Analysis of high-quality modes in open chaotic microcavities
    W. Fang, A. Yamilov, and H. Cao, Physical Review A 72, 023815 (2005).
20. Near-field intensity correlations in semicontinuous metal-dielectric films
    K. Seal, A. K. Sarychev, H. Noh, D.A. Genov, A. Yamilov, V. M. Shalaev, Z. C. Ying, H. Cao, Physical Review Letters 94, 226101 (2005).
21. Fabrication of inverse opal ZnO photonic crystals by atomic layer deposition
    M. Scharrer, X. Wu, A. Yamilov, H. Cao, R.P.H. Chang, Applied Physics Letters 86, 151113 (2005).
22. Field and intensity correlations in amplifying random media
    A. Yamilov, A. Burin, H. Cao, S. H. Chang, and A. Taflove, Physical Review B 71, 092201 (2005).
23. Effect of ZnO Nanostructures on 2-dimensional random lasing properties
    X. Liu, A. Yamilov, X. Wu, J. Zheng, H. Cao, R.P.H. Chang, Chemistry of Mateials 16, 5414 (2004).
24. Ultraviolet photonic crystal laser
    X. Wu, A. Yamilov, X. Liu, S. Li, V. P. Dravid, R.  P. H. Chang and H. Cao, Applied Physics Letters 85, 3657 (2004).
25. Dynamic nonlinear effect on lasing in random media
    H. Cao, A. Yamilov, B. Liu, J.-Y. Xu, Y. Ling, E. Seelig, R. P. H. Chang, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5508, 216 (2004).
26. Effects of localization and amplification on intensity distribution of light transmitted through random media
    A. Yamilov, and H. Cao, Physical Review E 70, 037603 (2004).
27. Numerical study of light correlations in a random medium close to the Anderson localization threshold
    S. H. Chang, A. Taflove, A. Yamilov, A. Burin, H. Cao,  Opt. Lett. 29, 917 (2004).
28. Random lasing in closely packed resonant scatterers
    X. H. Wu, A. Yamilov, H. Noh, H. Cao, E. W. Seelig, and R. P. H. Chang, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 21, 159 (2004).
29. Statistics of transmission in one-dimensional disordered systems: universal characteristics of states in the fluctuation tails
    L. I. Deych, M. V. Erementchouk, A. A. Lisyansky, A. Yamilov, H. Cao, Physical Review B 68, 174203 (2003).
30. Highest-quality modes in disordered photonic crystals
    A. Yamilov and H. Cao, Physical Review A 69, 031803 (2004).
31. Large spontaneous emission enhancement in InAs quantum dots coupled to microdisk whispering gallery modes
    G.S. Solomon, Z. Xie, W. Fang, J.Y. Xu, A. Yamilov, H. Cao, Y. Ma, S.T. Ho, Physica Status Solidi B 238(2) 309-312 (2003).
32. Lasing in disordered media
    H. Cao, A. Yamilov, J. Xu, E. Seelig, R. P. Chang,  Proceedings of SPIE 4995, 134 (2003).
33. Effect of Kerr nonlinearity on defect lasing modes in weakly disordered photonic crystals
    B. Liu, A. Yamilov, and H. Cao, Applied Physics Letters 83, 1092 (2003).
34. Dynamic nonlinear effect on lasing in random medium
    B. Liu, A. Yamilov, Y. Ling, J. Y. Xu and H. Cao, Physical Review Letters 91, 063903 (2003).
35. Manifestation of photonic band structure in small clusters of spherical particles
    A. Yamilov and H. Cao, Physical Review B 68, 085111 (2003).
36. Large enhancement of spontaneous emission rates of InAs quantum dots in GaAs microdisks
    W. Fang, J. Y. Xu, A. Yamilov, H. Cao, Y. Ma, S. T. Ho, G. S. Solomon, Optics Letters 27, 948 (2002).
37. Self-assembled 3D photonic crystals from ZnO colloidal spheres
    Seelig EW, Tang B, Yamilov A, Cao H, Chang RPH, Materials Chemistry and Physics 80(1), 257-263 (2003).
38. Optical spectra and inhomogeneous broadening in CdTe/CdZnTe MQW structures with defects
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, Nanotechnology 13, 114 (2002).
39. Polariton local states in periodic Bragg multiple quantum well structures
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, "Nanostructures: Physics and Technology", p. 273, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute Press, Russia 2001.
40. Tunable local polariton states
    M. Foygel, A. Yamilov, L.I. Deych, and A.A. Lisyansky, Physical Review B, 64, 115203 (2001).
41. Single parameter scaling in presence of absorption
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, Physical Review B 64, 4201 (2001)
42. Local polariton modes and resonant tunneling of electromagnetic waves through periodic Bragg multiple quantum well structures
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, Physical Review B 64, 075321 (2001)
43. Polariton local states in periodic Bragg multiple quantum well structures
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, Optics Letters 25, 1705 (2000).
44. Concept of local polaritons and optical properties of mixed polar crystals
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, Physical Review B 62, 6301 (2000).
45. Impurity-induced polaritons in a one-dimensional chain
    A. Yamilov, L.I. Deych, and A.A. Lisyansky, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 17, 1498 (2000).
46. Polariton impurity band
    A. Yamilov, L.I. Deych, and A.A. Lisyansky, Ann. Phys. 8, 293 (1999).
47. Effects of resonant tunneling in electromagnetic wave propagation through polariton gap
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, Physical Review B 59, 11339 (1999).
48. Defect-induced resonant tunneling of electromagnetic waves through a polariton gap
    L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky, Europhysics Letters 46, 524 (1999)

The 79th Statistical Mechanics Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ (May, 1998).
March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Atlanta, GA (March, 1999).
Resonant tunneling of electromagnetic waves through a polariton gap,
L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky
Localization 1999 - Disorder and Interaction in Transport Phenomena, International Conference, Hamburg, Germany (July, 1999).
Wave Propagation in New York City and other Random Media, Yeshiva University, New York (July, 2000).
March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Seattle, WA (March, 2001).
(i) Photoinduced transformation of polariton impurity band in semiconductors
A. Yamilov, M. Foygel, L.I. Deych, and A.A. Lisyansky
(ii) Polariton local states in periodic Bragg MQW structures
L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky
(iii) Concept of local polaritons
A. Yamilov, L.I. Deych, and A.A. Lisyansky
(iv) Single parameter scaling in localized absorbing systems
L.I. Deych, A. Yamilov, and A.A. Lisyansky
9th International Symposium. Nanostructures: Physics and Technology, St. Petersburg, Russia (June, 2001).
2002 Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, Orlando, FL (October, 2002).
MRS 2002 Spring Meeting: Photonic Crystals--From Materials to Devices, San Francisco, CA (April, 2002)
3D photonic crystals from monodisperse ZnO colloidal spheres
Eric W. Seelig, Betty Tang, R.P.H. Chang, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao
PIERS 2003  in Hawaii, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, 13-16  October  2003, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Lasing in Closely Packed Resonant Nanoscatterers
Hui Cao, Xiaohua Wu, Alexey Yamilov, Eric Seelig, Robert Chang
2nd International Conference on Semiconductor Quantum Dots, Tokyo, Japan, September 30 - October 3 2002.
Large Spontaneous Emission Enhancement in InAs Quantum Dots Coupled to Microdisk Whispering Gallery Modes
G.S. Solomon, Z. Xie, W. Fang, J.Y. Xu, A. Yamilov, H. Cao, Y. Ma, S.T. Ho.
Frontiers in Optics 2003, Tucson AZ, October 6-10.
(i) Effects of gain and localization on the light correlation in random media
A. Yamilov, S. H. Chang, A. Burin, H. Cao, A. Taflove
(ii) Study of random lasing in closely-packed resonant scatterers
X. Wu, A. Yamilov, X. Liu, S. Li, V. P. Dravid, R.  P. H. Chang and H. Cao
Frontiers in Optics 2004, Rochester NY, October 10-14.
(i) Mode coupling in open chaotic microcavities
Alexey G. Yamilov, Wei Fang, Hui Cao
(ii) Study of high quality modes in fully chaotic microcavities
Hui Cao, Wei Fang, Alexey Yamilov
(iii) Ultraviolet photonic crystal lasers
Xiaohua Wu, Alexey Yamilov, Xiang Liu, Shuyou Li, Vinayak P. Dravid, Robert P. H. Chang, Hui Cao
(iv) Intensity distribution in passive and amplifying random media near localization threshold
Alexey G. Yamilov, Hui Cao

13. SPIE, Opics and Photonics: Nanophotonics, Complex Mediums, San Diego, CA, July 2005.
Lasing in disordered photonic crystals
Hui Cao, Alexey Yamilov, Xiaohua Wu, Michael Scharrer, R.P.H. Chang

14. Frontiers in Optics 2005, Tuscon AZ, October 2005.
(i) Disorder Optimizes the Performance of UV Photonic Crystal Laser
Alexey G. Yamilov, Xiaohua H. Wu, Hui Cao
(ii) Absorption Induced Confinement of Lasing Modes in Diffusive Random Medium
Alexey G. Yamilov, Alexander L. Burin, Xiaohua H. Wu, Hui Cao
(iii) Mesoscopic Optics
Andrey Chabanov, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao, Bing Hu, Azriel Genack
(iv) Near-Field Intensity Correlation in Semicontinuous Metal Films
Hui Cao, Katyayani Seal, Andrey K. Sarychev, Dentcho A. Genov, Vladimir M. Shalaev, Alexey Yamilov, Heeso Noh, Charles Z. Ying
(v) Effect of Amplification on Distribution of Conductance in Disordered Waveguide
Alexey G. Yamilov, Hui Cao

15. Frontiers in Optics 2006, Rochester NY, October 2006.
(i) Quasi-Modes in Disordered Waveguide with Gain
Alexey Yamilov
(ii) UV Lasing near the First ΓL-Pseudogap of ZnO Inverse Opals
Michael Scharrer, Xiaohua Wu, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao, Robert P. H. Chang
(iii) Light Propagation through Dual-Periodic 1D Photonic Crystal
Alexey Yamilov, Mark Herrera, Massimo Bertino
(iv) An Ultrasonic Analogue for a Random Laser
Alexey Yamilov, Richard W. Weaver, Oleg Lobkis
16. The Photonic Metamaterials: From Random to Periodic Topical Meeting, Jackson Hole WY, June 2007.
(i) Effect of Local Pumping on Random Laser Modes,
Xiaohua Wu, Jonathan Andreasen, Hui Cao, Alexey Yamilov
(ii) Factorization of Mesoscopic Intensity Correlations,
Alexey Yamilov, Andrey Chabanov, Azriel Z. Genack, Hui Cao

17. Frontiers in Optics 2007, San Jose CA, September 2007

(i) Mesoscopic Correlations in Disordered Waveguide: Dependence on Channel Indexes

Alexey Yamilov

(ii) Effect of Local Pumping on 1-D Random Laser Modes

Xiaohua Wu, Jonathan Andreasen, Hui Cao, Alexey Yamilov

(iii) Waveguiding in Photonic Crystal Slab with Variable Thickness

Mark Herrera, Massimo Bertino, Alexey Yamilov

18. The Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), San Jose CA, May 2008

Trench Waveguide in Photonic Crystal Slab

Alexey G. Yamilov, Mark Herrera

Developing "Transport in Nanostructures" (2008 Fall)
Objective: To overview the rich physics of wave (electron and light) transport in modern nanostructured materials and devices such as quantum dots, quantum wells, quantum wire and photonic crystals. The behavior of these novel devices is strongly influenced by a number of effects, such as wave interference, energy quantization and tunneling. Students will develop a general understanding of the fundamental physics and basic properties the nanostructures, drawing on examples from up-to-date research literature.
Range of topics:
   1. An overview of nano-structured materials
   2. Quantum confined systems (quantization, quantum Hall effect)
   3. Transmission in nanostructures (tunneling, Landauer formalism)
   4. Quantum dots and single electron phenomena (ballistic cavity, Coulomb blockade)
   5. Interference in diffusive transport (weak localization, fluctuations & universality)
   6. Electromagnetic transport (light localization, photonic crystals)

Additional information and references available on request